In Afrin, a rural town in the north of Syria, the Kurds are preparing to celebrate the arrival of springtime and their new year, a celebration with markedly strong aspects of national identi... Read allIn Afrin, a rural town in the north of Syria, the Kurds are preparing to celebrate the arrival of springtime and their new year, a celebration with markedly strong aspects of national identity. This year, though, the festivity will be celebrated in a special context. The country ... Read allIn Afrin, a rural town in the north of Syria, the Kurds are preparing to celebrate the arrival of springtime and their new year, a celebration with markedly strong aspects of national identity. This year, though, the festivity will be celebrated in a special context. The country has been caught up in a civil war for the last two years, and the Kurdish minority in Syri... Read all